Template:verb

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This template is used as a part of speech header for verbs.

Usage

{{verb
| 1 = Plain form
| 2 = Third-person singular
| 3 = Past tense
| 4 = Past particle
| 5 = Present participle
}}

Note: {{{2}}} may be used for short-cuts as explained in the examples below.

Examples

Regular verbs

For regular verbs, use {{verb}} to make:

Plain form verb

Third-person singular verbs

Past tense verbed

Past participle verbed

Present participle verbing

Different plain form (usually used for derived word forms)

To use a different verb from the pagename, use {{verb|talk}} to make:

Plain form talk

Third-person singular talks

Past tense talked

Past participle talked

Present participle talking

Verbs ending with "e"

For most regular verbs ending in e, use {{verb|bak|e}} to make:

Plain form bake

Third-person singular bakes

Past tense baked

Past participle baked

Present participle baking

Verbs ending with "y"

For most regular verbs ending in y, use {{verb|hurr|y}} to make:

Plain form hurry

Third-person singular hurries

Past tense hurried

Past participle hurried

Present participle hurrying

Verbs with double consonants

For most regular verbs with a double consonant (a letter that is sometimes there one time and sometimes two times) use {{verb|grip|p}} to make:

Plain form grip

Third-person singular grips

Past tense gripped

Past participle gripped

Present participle gripping

Regular verbs that add "es"

For most regular verbs that add "es" because they end in a sound like "s", "sh", "ch", etc., use {{verb|push|es}} to make:

Plain form push

Third-person singular pushes

Past tense pushed

Past participle pushed

Present participle pushing

Other verbs

For other regular verbs, (any verb where past tense and past participle are the same) use {{verb|agree|agrees|agreed|agreeing}} to make:

Plain form agree

Third-person singular agrees

Past tense agreed

Past participle agreed

Present participle agreeing

Irregular verbs

For irregular verbs, use {{verb|take|takes|took|taken|taking}} to make:

Plain form take

Third-person singular takes

Past tense took

Past participle taken

Present participle taking

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for verb

Template for adding a parts of speech header to verbs.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Plain form	1	The plain form of the verb. Default {{PAGENAME}}	String	optional
Third-person singular	2	The third-person singular form of the verb.	String	optional
Past tense	3	The past tense form of the verb.	String	optional
Past participle	4	The past participle form of the verb.	String	optional
Present participle	5	The present participle form of the verb.	String	optional

See also

• {{noun}}
• {{adjective}}
• {{adverb}}